15.8.08

So one day the mafia and I were at Savers, and I spied the sleeves of this size HUMONGOUS dress peeking out from one of the racks.I loved it, or rather, I loved the sleeves.I put the tent on and spent the next 10 minutes debating whether it was worth converting or not. I felt like I could hide me, the pup, the drinks cabinet and the mafia under there- it was huge. Although the thought of that tickles me, how funny would it be to have a party under a huge dress!I digress, in the end I bought it and it has sat in my sewing bag for a good two months. The maids wouldn't touch it, it's synthetic and they said the mere smell of it screamed 'common.' However, I don't like it when I get told I can't have something, that won't work, it'll never happen.Behold, the finished product:

See how happy I am that I managed to mend this?

The flower is a corsage I'm working on as a commission for a client, I love it so much that I think I need one for myself.Dress that was a tent: SaversHeels: Guillame HinfrayRing: MoucheCorsage: Made by me.Happy Friday everyone!

More fantastic alterations success! I have occasionally salvaged a size bazillion dress, somehow it is actually easier for me to do that than successfully alter a dress which is only a couple of sizes too big - maybe because you have to get a little bit creative with the humongous frocks?

Yay! You are standing up! Seriously a girl with legs like yours should be standing up in short dresses ALL the time!!!

I'm completely floored by your efforts here - wonderful!. Now you are going to have me looking in the Plus sized section for garments with magnificent sleeves - problem is... I don't know how to sew!!!

Wow you are way to adorable for words! But anyway, WOW! What a transformation, you really did an exceptional job of restitching that dress. It looks absolutely divine! I wish I was so skilled at the machine (makes a mental note to become proficient at sewing asap!). Also, I wanted to say thank you for you sweet comment on my blog, and I hope you don't mind that I linked you to mine!!Ciao ciao dearie <3Marisa

Well done. Looks great. Was just pointed to your blog through a fellow blogger. I love that you're refashioning these outfits. I do likewise with fodder from my local op shops. Last one was a great pink fluoro velvet number that I took 73cm off the hem and cut off the melodramatic chiffon sleeves pasted - yes pasted, with glue - on to the bell shaped ones that were supposed to be there. Bless you. So pleased to meet you.

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Phoebe is a freelance journalist with a background in fashion design. She hails from her namesake city but has travelled the world and lived in Sydney and London.
After running her own label for 7 years, she now focuses her time on the pages you are about to read, and freelance writing assignments.